
Persian Girl Podcast
Persian Girl Podcast
Sharing voices from the Persian diaspora and beyond. Originally founded in 2019 by Millie Efraim and Natalie Sanandaji, with the intention to share the experience of Persian-American life. The podcast has now expanded to exploring the historical and cultural background of Jews and other minorities of Iran.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Persian Girl Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Persian Girl Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Persian Girl Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Performative #Girlboss
Persian Girl Podcast
08/25/20 • 73 min
In this episode, Millie and Natalie are joined by Sahar, an employment and labor attorney based In LA, to have a conversation about performative roles in feminism, the aestheticization of being a "career woman", being able to talk about the fears of aging and appearances without being labeled an ageist or misogynist by third wave feminists, and "selfie feminism". They also discuss the pressure to get married from Persian friends and single shaming, psychics, the madonna-whore complex, drama on Persian meme accounts, and the WAP song...
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Dream Analysis w/ Sasha Khalili
Persian Girl Podcast
10/19/20 • 65 min
Sasha Khalili, a 24 year old psychoanalyst in training based in LA, comes on the podcast to interpret Millie and Natalie's recent dreams and discuss the various meanings of common symbols/themes in dreams (i.e. losing consciousness or the ability to run from something dangerous, marriage, cars, violence, birth, etc).

Unteaching Behaviors and Habits
Persian Girl Podcast
08/04/20 • 77 min
In this episode, PGP interviews Sally Sahebi, a board certified behavior analyst. She shares the basic principles of behavior analysis such as the contingencies of behaviors which include antecedents, the response, and the consequences as well as the kinds of reinforcement histories that trigger certain behaviors. They also discuss the decision to not have your partner see you give birth, men who lose attraction to their partners after childbirth, why Persian families often tend to stick towards safe decisions that come off as "close minded". Towards the end they discuss sexual compatibility and whether that can be taught.
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Persian Princess vs. Doodool Talah, Interview with Nicole Nowparvar
Persian Girl Podcast
09/18/19 • 55 min
In the first episode of season two, Millie and Natalie interview Nicole Nowparvar of Chaya Community, a sacred space for Jewish Iranians to experience meaningful connection and deepen their self-expression, based in LA. The three explore traditions in the Persian culture that they want to pass on to the next generation and the traditions they are not interested in passing on.

Parisian Girl Podcast
Persian Girl Podcast
12/06/21 • 51 min
In this episode, Natalie visits Millie in Paris and they discuss their time there together; operating a two women brothel, having no internet, and being stuck at a rave until 6 am. In the second half of the episode they discuss the importance of solitary experiences and cultivating your own life before joining another's.

Gardan Koloft-Neck
Persian Girl Podcast
01/04/22 • 69 min
PGP sits down with singer/songwriter Nazanin. They discuss her Persian Jewish upbringing in Great Neck, studying pre-med to becoming a singer, living in LA, and navigating the iroonis of both cities.
Find Nazanin on spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/05fn3rtT6R754HUGdior3V?si=AqTHYIZ0S7aDuul8E3TyUQ&nd=1
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/nazaninxmusic/
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfk2Ei1HwTExW7qeHPVYftw

Where in the world is the choochooleh?
Persian Girl Podcast
01/19/21 • 69 min
For the first episode of season 3, PGP interviews Doris Yadidi Micheletti, a certified sex coach and clinical sexologist. They discuss the emphasis of women's virginity in the Persian Jewish community, vaginal anatomy-like where is the choochooleh (clitoris) and g spot, old school customs of monitoring sex, how Doris educates her children about sex, vaginismus, female ejaculation, consent, and self pleasure.
Shoot a DM or email for questions to be answered in the upcoming instagram live with Doris!
Find more about Doris on her website: https://www.dorismicheletti.com/

The Dowry Hunter
Persian Girl Podcast
10/12/20 • 60 min
In this episode Millie and Natalie return from their brief hiatus to discuss stalkers, one of the host's new relationships, Yom Kippur, who pays for the wedding in Persian culture, dowries, Persian Covid weddings, and when it's "convenient" to believe in Covid...They also give their thoughts on the One Hotel and the show Ramy. Millie's cousin Aliya chimes in on the discussion.
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On Gratitude w/ Asal Dean
Persian Girl Podcast
11/16/20 • 68 min
PGP interviews Asal Azizoddin, founder of The Gratitude Grams and trained oncology pharmacist. In this episode they discuss what the practice of gratitude is, who it can benefit/how one can benefit from it and how it maps on to mental health. Millie shares her skepticisms of the practice: can gratitude practices replace therapy? who is the ideal client? and Natalie speaks on the benefits of positive affirmations. At the end of the episode Asal guides Millie and Natalie through a gratitude practice where they share three things they are grateful for that day.
For more information on The Gratitude Grams and Asal's coaching:
https://www.thegratitudegrams.com/
Asal on instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/asaldean
https://www.instagram.com/thegratitudegrams/

Youvegotnomale
Persian Girl Podcast
03/25/19 • 65 min
In episode 10, PGP sits down and talks with prominent meme creator Sebastian Tribbie, aka Youvegotnomale on instagram. *NSFW* They discuss his experiences with Middle Eastern men, sexually and non sexually...and also doing lean with Pusha T and shitting out Juul pods. Youvegotnomale also asks PGP a few questions about their personal life. Lastly, he breaks down the difference between a Hyena and a Meerkat as well as establishing a new term, "Aardvark".
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FAQ
How many episodes does Persian Girl Podcast have?
Persian Girl Podcast currently has 103 episodes available.
What topics does Persian Girl Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, History, Jewish, Persian and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Persian Girl Podcast?
The episode title 'Performative #Girlboss' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Persian Girl Podcast?
The average episode length on Persian Girl Podcast is 60 minutes.
How often are episodes of Persian Girl Podcast released?
Episodes of Persian Girl Podcast are typically released every 12 days.
When was the first episode of Persian Girl Podcast?
The first episode of Persian Girl Podcast was released on Jan 21, 2019.
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